I'd like to think that our personal life-soundtracks are always evolving. It's easy to listen back to the music we liked or loved and say that we remember the time in our lives when this or that happened.
But sometimes we don't recognize those musically defined moments until they become a memory. And those moments don't have to be big. They can just be... moments. Hearing a new favourite song on the radio when you are brushing your teeth in the morning. Or something that sort of sicks with you while you're sitting on the bus.
I was listening to Grant Lawrence's podcast from CBC Radio 3 celebrating International Women's Day. He was playing an incredibly wonderful and eclectic mix of Canadian artists to celebrate the day -- everyone from Sarah Harmer to Emily Haines of Metric.
But when Alanna Stuart and Bonjay's "Gimmee Gimmee" came ripping through my earbuds, I literally stopped everything I was doing just to listen.
Like the bio suggests, you can't lock this music into a stale genre. "They are unencumbered by the restrictions of style and attitude." I like that line. That says so much about the song and the woman who stands upfront with this group.
Alanna Stuart has a refined rawness in her voice that is refreshing and driving. And the music makes you want to move -- even if you are stuck on a bus in the middle of downtown Vancouver.
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